Shrimp Linguine Alfredo

According to the traditional menu of Italy pasta is always served as an appetizer. It is never considered the main course dish. Italian food is famous all over the world and is cooked in different styles all over. If wants to taste the real pasta one must go to Italy. Italy is famous for its pastas and pizzas. Any of the pasta dishes should be served as the first course that is primi piatti and secondi piatti, the second course of the meal should be served later. The second course generally includes either fish or may be meat along with some complimentary side dish may be some vegetable. Thus whenever one visits an Italian joint or a good Italian restaurant one must try out the traditional Italian food. That is to say eat the Italian way.  Therefore, pasta should be ordered as the first course of the meal and thereafter meat or may be fish could be ordered as the main course. But it is a general observation that after ordering and having pasta one does not feel like eating any more. Actually the biggest benefit of having any of the pasta dishes is that it is very easy to prepare and takes a very less time. Apart from this it forms a complete meal for any individual. There is a great variety that one can try in pasta. There are a number of ways to prepare pasta. Given below is a pasta shrimp recipe. It is easy to cook and takes very little time.

Shrimp Linguine Alfredo: the ingredients for this recipe are as follows:

a) Small shrimps- 40. They should be peeled & deveined
b)1 package of linguine pasta that makes it 12 ounce
c) melted butter – one-fourth cup
d) diced onion- four tablespoon
e) minced garlic- four tablespoon
f)  black pepper grounded- two tablespoons
g) Parmesan cheese grated- six tablespoons
h) fresh parsley- four sprigs
j) lemon- four slices

How to prepare Shrimp Linguine Alfredo

Firstly the pasta should be cooked and boiled properly. Put the whole pasta in a vessel containing hot boiling water. Cook it al dente.

Then drain away all the water after the pasta is cooked properly.

Next melt one fourth cup butter in a saucepan which should be quite spacious. After the butter melts add the diced onions and minced garlic to it. Keep stirring it constantly. Keep it over a slow flame for a few minutes till the onions become light brown in color.

Next step includes adding the shrimp & then stirring it constantly over a high flame till one minute. Stir it properly in half & half.

One must cook the dish properly till the sauce of the dish thickens properly. It should be kept on a slow flame for next five minutes and cover the pan with a lid.

Next comes the serving part. Place the cooked pasta in any of the serving dish. After that pour the shrimp sauce over the dish. Then sprinkle a little black pepper over the dish and garnish it further with grated Parmesan cheese. Serve it with parsley & lemon slices.

The grouping of pasta & seafood, especially the shrimp dishes of pasta are liked by people. One thing should be kept in mind while preparing any of the shrimp dishes is that it must be overcooked. If the shrimp is overcooked it looses it taste and crispness. Thus one should cook the dish till the shrimp turns red.

Italian dishes can be served with wine may be red wine. They add on to the exotic flavor of the pasta and make the dish look really tempting.